16-year-old rescued
Car sank because pensioner ignored roadblock
An 84-year-old driver ignored a roadblock in Helpfau-Uttendorf (Upper Austria) on Tuesday and drove onto a flooded road. With fatal consequences: His vehicle was caught by the strong current and pressed against a bridge. Two teenagers (16) became his rescuers.
Water on the road and a roadblock did not stop an 84-year-old man from Helpfau-Uttendorf in the Innviertel region from driving his car onto the closed Mattigthal municipal road on Tuesday evening. The Mattig river overflowed its banks and hit the car, causing it to drift away and ultimately push it against a bridge.
Luck in misfortune
The pensioner was unable to free himself from his car due to the masses of water. His great luck on this Tuesday was two 16-year-old friends from Helpfau-Uttendorf.
Teenagers as rescuers
The teenagers happened to be passing by and reacted with lightning speed, immediately calling the emergency services while the 84-year-old's car was already almost completely submerged.
The emergency services were able to rescue the pensioner from the vehicle. The fire department and towing company then succeeded in recovering the partially submerged car. Rescue services and an emergency doctor attended to the 84-year-old at the scene, who fortunately remained uninjured apart from a huge shock.
The senior citizen will now be reported to the Braunau district authority for disregarding the roadblock.
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